Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-12

north on the enc o'clock train wed
tnesday afternoon enroute for Mar
quette. where they are to be employed
on new railroad.
No pains or expense have been spar
ed In the production of this volume,
anu every effort has been made to rem
der II worthy the reputation Of its pub
Usher, James Wick. Seedman. Roches-
Ter. N. Y.-N Y. Tribune, Dec. %,
1885. M "a
Peter johnson. was complained Of
for catching fish In an unlawful man
ner. The trial was set for last Tues
day, but the complaining witness fail
ed to appear and the case was adjourn
ed for one week.
The veterans of the Confederate
army are considering a proposition to
change the date of their memorial day
from April 20 to May 30, the Northern
Decoration Day. Gov. Fitzhugh Lee,
of Virginia recommends the change,
because May 80 is national holiday.
"vIcK's FLORAL GUIDE is by far the
hanjscmest seed catalogue that is is
sued In America. 1t is handsomely
bound. and contains illustrations
enough of flowers and vegetables to
make the amateur gardener crazy. p
Globe, Boston, Mass. si
Robert Richardson passed through
the village last Saturday en- route to
Bay City with a portion of the logging
engine of Sailing, Hanson & Co.,
which met with an accident lost Fri
day. -RoScom mon Nesos.
Weather report at Grayling Cor the
week ending Tuesday, May 10th.
Maximum Temp. 97.1, May 9th.
Minimum 4" %, 4th.
Mean (" 60.9,
Hight actu'l bar'meter, 30. is, "a. IN. 10.
Low'st I" +" 2S. SO. 6.
Rain 0.05 in. 9Th.
A party of Grayling's most callow
youths went to the lake last Saturday
evening to spear fish, provided with a
bottle of bait. The molten of the
boat was so unsteady that when they
came to go home they could not tell
the bow from the stern of the boat.
Whedon York met with very pain
full accident Wednesday last. He
was putting away pair of skldding
.ongs after completing his use of them
and in throwing them under the fence
the hook caught in the Heshy part of
his hand and inflicted very severe
wound. -RoScommo Neeos.
Ten teams and about thirty-five men
are at work on the new railroad as we
go to press. Wednesday while the lien
were at work filling in the marsh the
earth began to settle and in some
places dropped five feet. This was ow-
ing to the ground being very wet when
they began hauling dirt upon it. Glare
Press.
School teacher Fred JosIyn, has
been on trial this week III the Shiawas- |
see circuit court for the shooting of |
Morrison at Henderson last fall The
jury, after remaining out all Thursday
night, failed TO agree, seven of them |
being for conviction and five for ac-
quittal. There will probably be new
trial. Chesaning argus.
w. II. James COW strayed away and |
was goue for several days. He found
her on a farm about one mile west of
town, where she was fastened in an en-
closure with several other cows that
did not belong TO the proprietor, who
seems to be fond of milk when 1t does
not cost anything.
Getting Even. Husband Now,
think this Is going too far. You prom
ed me you would rountermand your
order for that dress" Wife-''I
wrote to the firm that very day."
but here is the dress and the bill for
1t. Enough to bankrupt Inc almost
How do you explain that2" 81 gave
you the letter TO mail aud suppose
you forgot it as usual"
Sheriff Mccullough has beautified
the Court House grounds considerably
during the last week. But to put them
in proper shape requires time and
work, and the Board of Supervisors
should have made some provision for
doing it. A little money judiciously
expended at present would in time
make a great change in the appear
ance of the surroundings of the out
landish building which by courtesy is
called a Court House. Water has been
provided, shade trees have been plant
ed, grass seed sown, but no apr,ropria-
tinn or arrangement made for using
the wafer or akin0 car of the orounds I